Explore the Family Name Risher

The meaning of Risher

1. Americanized form of German Rischer and Rüscher (see Ruscher), and possibly also of Rischar. 2. English: variant of Rusher. This surname is virtually non-existing in Britain.

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How common is the last name Risher in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Risher" saw some fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 11,273, but by 2010, it had slipped slightly to a rank of 12,059, representing a change of -6.97%. However, the total count of people with this surname increased marginally from 2574 in 2000 to 2586 in 2010, showing a growth of 0.47%. The proportion of people with the Risher surname per 100k also decreased from 0.95 to 0.88 during this decade, marking a decrease of -7.37%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,273	#12,059	-6.97%
Count	2,574	2,586	0.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.95	0.88	-7.37%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Risher

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Risher surname. In 2000, the majority of those with the name were white, accounting for 78.63%, while 16.94% identified as Black, 2.06% as Hispanic, 1.59% reported having two or more races, 0.51% were Asian or Pacific Islander, and 0.27% were American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, there had been some shifts in these percentages. The proportion of those identifying as white had dropped slightly to 76.88%, while the percentage of those identifying as Black had increased to 17.52%. The most significant increases were seen among those identifying as Hispanic, which rose to 2.98%, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, which grew to 0.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.63%	76.88%	-2.23%
Black	16.94%	17.52%	3.42%
Hispanic	2.06%	2.98%	44.66%
Two or More Races	1.59%	1.82%	14.47%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.27%	0.46%	70.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.51%	0.35%	-31.37%